Cognition and poetics : how the novel found its feet /

When the novel broke into cultural prominence in the eighteenth century, it became notorious for the gripping, immersive style of its narratives. In this book, Karin Kukkonen explores this phenomenon through the embodied style in Eliza Haywood's flamboyant amatory fiction, Charlotte Lennox'...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kukkonen, Karin, 1980- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Series:	Cognition and poetics.
Subjects:	English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism. Psychology and literature > History > 18th century. Cognition in literature. Perception in literature. Reality in literature. Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 18th century. English literature > Women authors > History and criticism. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems. PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction: How the Novel Found its Feet
Chapter 1: The Curse of Realism
Chapter 2: Haywood: Shaping a Fictional Language of Embodiment
Chapter 3: Lennox: Repertoires of Embodiment
Chapter 4: Fielding: A Lifeworld of Books
Chapter 5: Burney: Writing Life and Fiction
Chapter 6: The Novel as a Lifeworld Technology
Conclusion
Endnotes.